Meanings
nounsuicide door (plural suicide doors)
plural suicide doors
- slangA car door hinged towards the rear of the vehicle.
She's got whitewall tires and suicide doors / Under the hood, got a four-fifty-four / Well, they don't make 'em like that no more / Not since nineteen seventy-four / Big cars / Yeah, I like big cars
2002, Heather Myles, “Big Cars”, in Sweet Talk and Good Lies, performed by Heather Myles
Origin
From the safety risks of the door flying open while the car is moving.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kaappariovi
- kaappariovicar door hinged towards the rear
German Selbstmördertür
- Selbstmördertürcar door hinged towards the rear
Italian portiera a vento, portiera incernierata posteriormente
- portiera a ventocar door hinged towards the rear
- portiera incernierata posteriormentecar door hinged towards the rear
Polish drzwi samobójcze
- drzwi samobójczecar door hinged towards the rear
Portuguese porta suicida, suicida
- porta suicidacar door hinged towards the rear
- suicidacar door hinged towards the rear
Thai ประตูตู้กับข้าว
- ประตูตู้กับข้าว (bprà-dtuu-dtûu-gàp-kâao)car door hinged towards the rear
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APA
suicide door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20door
MLA
“suicide door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20door. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suicide door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20door.
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